What we know about aid convoy strike

Hello. Today my BBC Verify colleagues are sharing what they've been able to establish about the strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza - as well as the questions that remain unanswered. We're also reporting on how a woman learned that pictures of her were shared online to be turned into deepfake pornography. Your newsletter also has stories on Caribbean literature, Senegalese politics, and Scottish curling stones.

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What do we know about the aid convoy strike?

The three struck vehicles are around 2.5kms (1.5 miles) apart. Credit: Getty Images

Seven people working for food aid charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) have been killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza. Three British nationals were among those killed, along with Australian, Polish, Palestinian workers and a dual US-Canadian citizen.

What do we know about the vehicles that were struck?

The charity says the aid workers were travelling in three cars - two of them armoured. It says the convoy's movements had been coordinated with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). By analysing images of three heavily-damaged vehicles - one of them bearing a WCK logo on the roof - BBC Verify has worked out their locations.They are around 2.5km (1.5 miles) apart, which suggests there was more than one strike.

What can we say about the weapons?

BBC Verify showed images of the cars to a number of weapons experts. They do not show fragments of missiles or bombs at the scene but the experts studied the damage to the vehicles. Justin Crump, a former British Army officer who runs Sibylline - a risk intelligence company - agreed. He says the attack "was likely drone-launched and targeted". He added the strike was likely caused by a missile, rather than a bomb or mortar.

What have Israeli authorities said?

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted an "unintentional" Israeli strike killed "innocent people" in Gaza. "We will do everything so that this thing does not happen again," he added. The Israeli army said it has been reviewing the incident "at the highest levels" to understand the circumstances of what happened and how it happened. "We will be opening a probe to examine this serious incident further," it added.

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